The Left

Give Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell credit for his ability to put people on the spot. In this case, it's Senate Democrats, and particularly those who've declared their presidential candidacies.

Freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's plan for a "green new deal" had a bumpy rollout last week. Putting aside the violence this plan would do to our personal and economic freedoms, there were the matter of the FAQ page.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is again seeking the Demcoratic presidential nomination, has some competition for progressive votes. What's a would-be nominee to do? Why, propose a new tax that socks it to the rich. Or in Sanders' case, to the estates of the dead who happen to be considered rich in the eyes of the tax code.

Who is afraid of the Knights of Columbus? Turns out a couple of Democratic senators are. And they are willing to block the nomination of a Trump federal court nominee because of that nominee's membership in the charitable organization: